I was wondering how long you had to wait before you received your first fill? I was banded on 02/10/10 and had my 2 week pre-op appt on 02/24/10. At that time my doctor informed me that I would have my first fill in 7 weeks, that is 04/14/10. He wants me to be completely healed before a fill, is this normal procedure for a fill?

The bad part about it is that I currently feel no restriction and am slowly slipping into old habits of eating. I am noticing that my portions are getting larger and larger. I have currently lost 25 lbs but am fearful of having to wait 5 more weeks before my fill.

Any help would be great!

I was wondering how long you had to wait before you received your first fill? I was banded on 02/10/10 and had my 2 week pre-op appt on 02/24/10. At that time my doctor informed me that I would have my first fill in 7 weeks, that is 04/14/10. He wants me to be completely healed before a fill, is this normal procedure for a fill?

The bad part about it is that I currently feel no restriction and am slowly slipping into old habits of eating. I am noticing that my portions are getting larger and larger. I have currently lost 25 lbs but am fearful of having to wait 5 more weeks before my fill.

Any help would be great!

Your first fill is normally 6-7 weeks after surgery. It's perfectly normal. As for the eating habits. I know it's horrible. Welcome to Banders Hell. You are pretty much running on pure will power right now. Make sure you eat higher Protein foods to keep you full longer. And no matter how hard it is, stick to the plan that the doctor gave to you. You should only be consuming 2-3 oz of food at each meal. Try adding a small snack of cottage cheese or Ricotta cheese in the middle of your meals. And definitely drink your fluids. Are you taking protein supplements? Also pretty much keep yourself busy at this time. Get some sugar free ice pops. I live on those. They also help you get your fluids in while fixing your sweet tooth cravings.

If you can't hang on until the 14th I would call your doctor and tell him/her that you are having a VERY hard time. Sometimes they will fill before your time.

Congratulations by the way.

I was banded on 23 Feb 10 and will get my first fill on 22 Mar 10. I guess it all depends on your doctor. Mine is pretty strict, but 7 weeks sounds like a very long time to wait to me.